Veterinary specialists in the U.S.
These statistics show veterinary specialists in the U.S. as of December 31, 2022.
AVMA recognized veterinary specialty organizations
Total active board-certified diplomates (as of December 2022)* |
15,011 |
American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) |
794 |
Avian |
105 |
Beef Cattle |
15 |
Canine & Feline |
402 |
Dairy |
30 |
Equine |
66 |
Exotic Companion Animal |
32 |
Feline |
72 |
Food Animal |
15 |
Reptile/Amphibian |
15 |
Shelter Medicine |
27 |
Swine Health Management |
15 |
American Board of Veterinary Toxicology (ABVT) |
108 |
American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW) |
62 |
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) |
1,162 |
American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV) |
272 |
American College of Theriogenologists (ACT) |
371 |
American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA) |
318 |
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB) |
87 |
American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP) |
72 |
American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD) |
323 |
American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care (ACVECC) |
891 |
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) |
3,437 |
Cardiology |
395 |
Small Animal Internal Medicine |
1,515 |
Large Animal Internal Medicine |
613 |
Neurology |
421 |
Oncology |
499 |
American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM) |
210 |
Bacteriology/Mycology |
81 |
Immunology |
58 |
Virology |
98 |
Parasitology |
38 |
American College of Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN) |
89 |
American College of Veterinary Nephrology and Urology (ACVNU) |
0 |
American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) |
506 |
American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) |
2,043 |
Anatomic Pathology |
1,594 |
Clinical Pathology |
449 |
American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM) |
928 |
Epidemiology |
53 |
American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) |
702 |
Radiation Oncology |
141 |
Equine Diagnostic Imaging |
31 |
American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) |
268 |
Canine |
108 |
Equine |
160 |
American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) |
1,976 |
Small Animal |
991 |
Large Animal |
470 |
American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) |
259 |
American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) |
200 |
Equine Dental |
22 |
*Some members belong to more than one specialty.
† Numbers were not reported
Updated 9/2023
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